rabies
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Latin rabiēs, rage, from rabere, to be angry.
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rabies (uncountable)
- (pathology) A viral disease that causes acute encephalitis in warm-blooded animals and people, characterised by abnormal behaviour such as excitement, aggressiveness, and dementia, followed by paralysis and death.
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viral disease
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